Rating: 7.5/10 Release: 20 December 2016 Label: Independent / Bandcamp It’s hard to express exactly how I feel about Protokult. They are a difficult band to categorize. A Canadian band with European influences. A heavy rock band with folk and progressive tendencies. Male and female vocals, clean and distorted, Light … Continue reading →
Rating: 7/10 Release: 28 October 2016 Label: WormHole Death Yasru’s folk influences mixed with their doom-metal style create a great sound which I found myself listening several times the whole album without feeling the need for a break. Enjoyable charming music with nice instrumental parts specially ‘Atalara’, ‘Borubay’ and ‘Rüzgarın … Continue reading →
Rating: 8/10 Release: 17 December 2016 Label: Independent Start with Black Messiah, and take one step in the direction of Ignis Fatuu, and turn you face north in the direction of (early) Svartsot and Kivimetsan Druidi, and then you’ve reached the endless wealth of Draupnir. These Germans released their first … Continue reading →
Rating: 7.5/10 Release: November 2016 Label: Stygian Crypt Productions Downcast Twilight is a seemingly new group with a debut entitled “Under The Wings Of Aquila” out on Stygian Crypt records. The album features 10 tracks totaling approximately 40 minutes in length and stylistically, they dive into Ancient Rome for the … Continue reading →
Rating: 7/10 Release: 1 December 2016 Label: Independent What is it with French bands? Recently Eklyps in 20 years released an EP after only one full album. Fellow countrymen Dur Dabla have been around not quite that long, but if you release your debut full album after 10 years, you … Continue reading →
Rating: 6.5/10 Release: December 2016 Label: Independent Not an overly productive bunch these French ensemble. In almost 20 years, only one full album has been released, along several demo’s and one earlier EP. In the end of 2016 ‘Back to Bruton’ saw the light of day. Five songs, each between … Continue reading →
Rating: 7.5/10 Release: 21 December 2016 Label: Independent/Bandcamp Yeah, I know Lutavierje released two singles in between, but it took them 4 years to release a brand new full length album. I quite liked their previous album ‘Piesni nalitych chmaraŭ’, was it worth the wait…? ‘Dzikaje Paliavannie’ (Wild Hunting) is … Continue reading →
Rating: 7/10 Release: 16 December 2016 Label: Einheit Produktionen Spain’s Lux Divina have returned with a new album entitled “Walk Within The Riddle” and what an appropriate title for an album that is truly enigmatic (at least for me). I will explain shortly. But first, it has been 4 years … Continue reading →
Rating: 7/10 Release: 22 December 2016 Label: Ethan Records OracleVuh, folk-metal hailing from Guatemala, yeah, you heard that right, Guatemala. Not one of those countries we hear from a lot. But coming from the great Mayan culture, they have a lot of history to bring into their music. This Mayan … Continue reading →
Rating: 8.5/10 Release: 16 September 2016 Label: Echozone “I don’t know where their journey is leading them to, but if it develops in this direction, I’m with them.” My last words on the previous Remember Twilight EP ‘Reise in die Ungewissheit’ in 2012. Well I’m travelling every day through all … Continue reading →
